Health Care

VA's Implementation of the Nurse Pay Act of 1990 Gao ID: T-HRD-92-35 June 3, 1992

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employs more than 39,000 nurses and nurse anesthetists who are paid according to the results of local salary surveys. GAO testified that VA is basing its nurses' salaries, which amount to more than $2 billion annually, on data that are gathered through questionable methods and are inadequately verified. GAO recommends that VA report its administration of the locality pay system to the Office of Management and Budget as a material internal control weakness. VA should also promptly develop a plan for correcting the deficiencies and establish a timetable for completing the corrective actions.

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